Voltron has been going under a resurgence of lately, with the popular Netflix animated series “Voltron: Legendary Defender” picking up a second season soon after its first launched. DreamWorks Animation, who produce the series, were originally also in possession of the Live-Action rights to Voltron, and when they were acquired by Universal, it was officially moved over to their live action department. Continue reading
Universal Pictures‘ has released the official synopsis for The Mummy reboot. Production is currently underway in London on what is intended as the first in a new interconnected cinematic Monster Universe. The synopsis follows: Continue reading
In what can only be deemed “truly outrageous,” Universal Pictures’ movie rehash of ’80s cartoon “Jem” has already been pulled from theatres after a mere two-week run.
Jem and the Holograms, a more saccharine and less punky version of the popular classic, pulled in a meagre $1.37 million (all figures USD) in its opening weekend.
From there, it continued to dive over its second week, making $160 on average at each American theatre playing the film, which, considering the price of popcorn, is not good.
As a result, Universal has pulled the movie entirely from theatres, in what industry insiders are calling an unprecedented move. Continue reading
At CinemaCon, Universal rearranged some of the biggest movies on its upcoming release schedule and ended up delaying some highly-anticipated projects in the process. Duncan Jones’ Warcraft, which wrapped filming about a year ago and was initially slated for a December 2015 release, had already been pushed to March of 2016 (presumably due to the assumed holiday dominance of Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Continue reading
